Siganus virgatus Barhead spinefoot

Siganus virgatusis commonly referred to as Barhead spinefoot. Difficulty in the aquarium: Very easy. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

350 

AphiaID:

273928 

Scientific:

Siganus virgatus 

German:

Kopfband-Kaninchenfisch 

English:

Barhead Spinefoot 

Category:

Rabbitfishes/Foxfaces 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Siganidae (Family) > Siganus (Genus) > virgatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, China, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

1 - 20 Meter 

Size:

10.24" - 11.81" (26cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae, Brine Shrimps, Dandelion, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Krill, Lettuce, Mysis, Nori-Algae 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Very easy 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Siganus argenteus
  Silber-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus canaliculatus
  Weisspunkt-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus corallinus
  Indischer Korallen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus doliatus
  Blaustreifen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus fuscescens
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus guttatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus insomnis
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus javus
  Java-Kaninchenfisch
• Siganus labyrinthodes
• 
  Siganus lineatus
  Goldfleck-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus luridus
  Dunkler Kaninchenfisch, Brauner Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus magnificus
  Andamanen Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus niger
  Schwarzer Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puelloides
  Traueraugen-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus puellus
  Masken-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatissimus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus punctatus
  Gepunkteter Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus randalli
  Randalls Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus rivulatus
  Rotmeer-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus spinus
  Stachliger Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus stellatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus sutor
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus trispilos
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus unimaculatus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus uspi
  Zweifarben-Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus vermiculatus
  Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus virgatus
  Kopfband-Kaninchenfisch
• 
  Siganus vulpinus
  Fuchsgesicht
• 
  Siganus woodlandi
  Kaninchenfisch
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-31 09:23:00 

Last edit:

2017-11-11 09:27:33 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Siganus virgatus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Siganus virgatus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Siganus virgatus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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